Spontaneous fusion between the vesicles formed by A2n(B 2)ntype comb-like block copolymers with a semiflexible hydrophobic backbone

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 113, Issue 46, 2009, Pages 15256-15262

  Liu, Ying Tao ^a   Zhao, Ying ^a   Liu, Hong ^a   Liu, Yu Hua ^a   Lu, Zhong Yuan ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE DIAGRAMS;

COARSE-GRAINED MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; COMB-LIKE; DISSIPATIVE PARTICLE DYNAMICS; FUSION PROCESS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; SIMULATION TECHNIQUE; SOLVENT CONDITIONS; THERMODYNAMICALLY STABLE; VESICLE FORMATION;

COPOLYMERIZATION;

EID: 70449568900     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp903570w     Document Type: Article

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